May 4th, 2007 Green News from around the World

UK could meet double its biofuel target if planned plants were at full capacity - Farmers Guardian
The biofuels market has grown dramatically in recent years as a result of increasing awareness of global warming and its effects, combined with general concerns on security of energy supply.


Energy: The real alternative? - Shetlandtoday
Neil Kermode , director of EMEC, discusses the potential of marine energy devices.


New breakthrough means cheaper solar power - Stuff.co.nz.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ARC Photovoltaics Centre of Excellence have developed a means of increasing the cell's light-trapping ability by up to 50 per cent.


African gas project puts methane to good use - iol.co.za.
Lake Kivu, energy for the future.


Asian rice emits greenhouse gas - CNN.com.
Rice and methane, whats going on?


Plastic Solar Cell Efficiency Hits 6% in U.S. Lab - RenewableEnergyAccess.com
Plastic solar cells.


Quantum Dot Recipe May Lead To Cheaper Solar Panels - ScienceDaily
Rice University scientists today revealed a breakthrough method for producing molecular specks of semiconductors called quantum dots, a discovery that could clear the way for better, cheaper solar energy panels.


Vietnam plant to generate power from waste dump's greenhouse gas - Breitbart.com
A new power plant in Vietnam will use methane gas from an urban waste dump to generate electricity while reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, officials said Friday.